Meaning

7 senses
  1. A distance in space.

    Abstand, Zwischenraum

    интерва́лintɛrvál, промежу́токpromežútok, расстоя́ниеrasstojánije

    інтерва́лintervál, промі́жокpromížok

    the distance between things

  2. A period of time.

    the interval between contractions during childbirth

    Intervall

    интерва́лintɛrvál, промежу́токpromežútok

    інтерва́лintervál, промі́жокpromížok

  3. The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).

    Intervall

    интерва́лintɛrvál

    інтерва́лintervál

    the difference in pitch between two notes

  4. A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.

  5. (India, UK)An intermission.

  6. Half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play.

  7. Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play.

Examples

46 sentences
  1. The volcano erupts at regular intervals.

    deDer Vulkan bricht in regelmäßigen Abständen aus.

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  2. Buses are running at 20-minute intervals.

    ruАвтобусы ходят с двадцатиминутным интервалом.

    deDie Busse fahren in Abständen von zwanzig Minuten.

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  3. The meetings were held at intervals.

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  4. The interval lasts for ten minutes.

    deDie Pause dauert zehn Minuten.

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  5. Incorporate interval training for fat burning.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
distance in space:
Русский
By meaning 1
distance in space:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
distance in space:
period of time:

Origin

From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin

From Middle English interval, intervalle, from Old French intervalle, entreval, from Latin intervallum (“space between, interval, distance, interval of time, pause, difference; literally, space between two palisades or walls”), from inter (“between”) + vallum (“palisade, wall”).

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